Health & Hospital

1. Mana yaalaa eessa jira?

   Where is the clinic?

   Usage

   Ask for a clinic. For a large hospital use Hospitaala eessa jira?

   Grammar Note

   mana = house/building, yaalaa = treatment, eessa jira = where is; literally 'house of treatment'.

2. Garaan koo na dhukkuba.

   My stomach hurts.

   Usage

   Basic pattern for pain. Replace garaa with mataa (head) and so on.

   Grammar Note

   garaa = belly, -n = subject marker, koo = my, na dhukkuba = hurts me.

3. Mataan koo na dhukkuba.

   I have a headache.

   Usage

   Say you have a headache; follow with Qoricha dhukkubbii mataa qabduu? to ask for medicine.

   Grammar Note

   mataa = head, -n = subject marker, koo = my, na dhukkuba = hurts me.

4. Asitti na dhukkuba.

   It hurts here.

   Usage

   Point to the painful spot and say this to the doctor.

   Grammar Note

   asitti = here, na dhukkuba = it hurts me.

5. Baay'ee na dhukkuba.

   It hurts a lot.

   Usage

   Say you are in strong pain; point to the spot.

   Grammar Note

   baay'ee = very, na dhukkuba = it hurts me.

6. Qufaa nan qaba.

   I have a cough.

   Usage

   Describe a symptom. To ask for medicine use Qoricha qufaa nan barbaada.

   Grammar Note

   qufaa = cough, nan qaba = I have.

7. Busaa nan qaba.

   I have malaria.

   Usage

   Busaa is the dictionary word for malaria; it is not a general word for fever.

   Grammar Note

   busaa = malaria, nan qaba = I have.

8. Madaa qaba.

   I have a wound.

   Usage

   Mention a cut or injury. For dressing ask for haguugaa madaa (wound bandage).

   Grammar Note

   madaa = wound, qaba = has/have.

9. Harki koo cabe.

   My arm is broken.

   Usage

   Report a broken limb and get to a hospital. Harka means both hand and arm.

   Grammar Note

   harka = hand/arm, -i = subject marker, koo = my, cabe = broke. This sentence is composed from verified words with regular grammar; it is not copied from a source sentence. A native check is advisable.

10. Hafuura baafachuu hin danda'u.

    I cannot breathe.

    Usage

    Emergency phrase; follow with Gargaarsa! (help).

    Grammar Note

    hafuura baafachuu = to breathe, hin danda'u = cannot. This sentence is composed from verified words with regular grammar; it is not copied from a source sentence. A native check is advisable.

11. Ani ulfa dha.

    I am pregnant.

    Usage

    Said by a woman to a doctor.

    Grammar Note

    ani = I, ulfa = pregnant, dha = is. This sentence is composed from verified words with regular grammar; it is not copied from a source sentence. A native check is advisable.

12. Hospitaalatti na geessi.

    Please take me to the hospital.

    Usage

    Ask someone to take you to hospital. Use geessaa for several people or elders.

    Grammar Note

    hospitaala + -tti = to the hospital, na = me, geessi = take (sing. imperative). This sentence is composed from verified words with regular grammar; it is not copied from a source sentence. A native check is advisable.

13. Dhukkuba

    Illness

    Usage

    Basic word for illness or pain.

    Grammar Note

    dhukkuba = illness; also the verb form of dhukkubuu 'to ache/be ill'.

14. Dhiiga

    Blood

    Usage

    Word used when describing injuries or illness.

    Grammar Note

    dhiiga = blood.

15. Madaa

    Wound

    Usage

    Word for a wound or cut.

    Grammar Note

    madaa = wound.

16. Qufaa

    Cough

    Usage

    Symptom word.

    Grammar Note

    qufaa = cough.

17. Garaa kaasaa

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    Symptom word.

    Grammar Note

    garaa kaasaa = diarrhea. The same term as in the pharmacy card another card.

18. Fincaan

    Pee

    Usage

    Word for urine. No separate everyday word for "pee" could be confirmed, so the general dictionary word for urine is used.

    Grammar Note

    fincaan = urine. It is also the word inside mana fincaanii (toilet, literally "house of urine").

19. Garaa kaasaa nan qaba.

    I have diarrhea.

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea.

    Grammar Note

    garaa kaasaa = diarrhea, nan qaba = I have. Same pattern as "Qufaa nan qaba." and "Busaa nan qaba."; a regularly composed sentence. Native-speaker review is advisable.

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